Aldi has announced plans to roll out National Lottery tickets at its self-checkout touchscreens across the UK.

Lucky Dip tickets for Lotto, EuroMillions, Thunderball and Set For Life games will all be available from the self-checkout touchscreens, while those with a National Lottery Fast Pay card can self-scan to generate their bespoke tickets.

The retailer is working with National Lottery operator Allwyn on the service rollout, which is expected to complete by spring.

Aldi said that it is one of the first supermarkets to launch the service, with the plans already underway across 1,050 UK stores.

National Lottery draw games have been available to buy from colleagues at Aldi stores since 2021.

“We’re always looking for ways to improve the shopping experience for our customers which is why we’ve made it even easier to enter the National Lottery while picking up essentials at our self-checkouts," said Richard Thornton, communications director, Aldi. “As the UK’s cheapest supermarket, our shoppers know they’ll always find amazing value at Aldi, but we hope some lucky customers manage to find the winning numbers at our self-checkouts too.”

The move forms part of Allwyn's wider retail transformation journey, with the company aiming to adapt its offering for a "changing retail landscape and new-look stores".

“This will ultimately see The National Lottery available at every single touchpoint in Aldi’s customer journey, helping us to reach even more players," said Jenny Blogg, operations director, Allwyn. "So, however Aldi customers choose to shop – whether at the main tills or via self-checkout – they’ll always have the option to pick up a National Lottery game."

An age verification check will be carried out by an Aldi colleague before shoppers can complete their transaction at the self-service screens.

Aldi recently announced it will invest £67 million in upgrading existing stores this year.

The move marks the next stage of the budget supermarket’s store enhancement scheme and comes as the first phase of planned store upgrades nears completion.

The company has already spent £600 million on existing locations since 2017.

Aldi's initial store upgrades focused on creating a better shopping experience for customers with more space for fresh, chilled, and food-to-go ranges, alongside simpler layouts, improved fixtures and energy efficient LED lighting.

The new phase will include further improvements, including additional in-store features such as improved bakery and health and beauty fixtures for customers.

Stores will also receive CO2 refrigeration upgrades, which Aldi says will contribute to an estimated reduction in carbon emissions equivalent to heating over 6,500 homes by the time the programme is complete.

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